Lin Renzhao's heart tightened, and he looked at Xu Zhihe worriedly, and saw that the other party was wiping the last trace of blood from his mouth, and he subconsciously hid the silk handkerchief behind him, "Prime Minister......

Xu Zhihe waved his hand, he looked up at the outside of the house, the golden red morning sun was emitting a soft light, "Go and call Mr. Song and Zhou Zong to come over." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

There was such an accident in Langzhou, of course Xu Zhihe had to discuss with everyone, Lin Renzhao leaned over and agreed, and took the order. As he walked to the door, he heard Xu Zhihe say again: "Tell me to go down, prepare hot water, I want to bathe." ”

"Yes."

When Lin Renzhao went to call Song Qiqiu and Zhou Zong over, Xu Zhihe had finished bathing, his clothes had been changed, and the whole person looked refreshed and radiant, completely missing the devastated look of Lin Renzhao before leaving.

Not only that, when a few people entered the door, they saw that Xu Zhihe was putting down the dishes and chopsticks, and the meal in front of him had almost eaten, he took the silk handkerchief handed by the maid, wiped his hands, and took his mouth again, Xu Zhihe smiled at everyone and said, "Everyone, please take a seat." ”

Song Qiqiu and Zhou Zong looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief, just now they heard Lin Renzhao talk about the situation in Langzhou, they were all shocked, especially when Lin Renzhao mentioned Xu Zhihe's vomiting blood, both of them were very worried about Xu Zhihe's current situation. Now seeing Xu Zhihe's high spirits, while his heart is relieved, he can't help but be secretly impressed by Xu Zhihe's bearing.

In this battle of Chu, Xu Zhihe's pressure is very imaginable, although he has the will of the master, after all, he is still a minister, if he loses Chu, it will be a great blow to his prestige, and the future will be endless.

This time he went out to conquer Chudi, and the officials and strategists brought by Xu Zhihe were naturally not only Song Qiqiu and Zhou Zong, but the matter involved Bian Hao, and there were very few people who knew the inside story, and at the moment there were only Song Qiqiu and Zhou Zong.

Xu Zhihe reported the Langzhou army to Song Qiqiu and Zhou Zong, and then asked, "What do you two think about this matter?" ”

"The top priority is to let Zhou Ben stabilize his position and block the Tang army's attack. After that, we can dispatch troops and send generals, order the troops that are attacking other states and counties to come to help, reorganize the offensive, and beat the Tang army back. Song Qiqiu muttered, "Through the two battles of Dongting Lake and Langzhou, although our army has suffered setbacks, it has not been lost at all, there are still more than 100,000 of our army in Chudi, although the naval division can no longer deal with all parties, but it is not a problem to hold the mouth of the Jingjiang River, so the transportation of grain and grass can still be sustained." The land of Chu is vast, enough for the battlefield, our army is twice as strong as the enemy, what we lost today will definitely be doubled in the future! ”

"Sir's right." Xu Zhihe shook his head, "Zhou's department is all elite, but it was suddenly attacked in Langzhou, and the damage was serious. ”

Yiyang is an important town, about 200 miles away from Langzhou, located in the south of Dongting Lake, southwest of Yuezhou, and northwest of Changsha, that is to say, Yiyang, Yuezhou, and Changsha just form a triangle, which can maximize the effect of relying on each other and supporting each other.

Originally, between Yiyang and Langzhou, there was an important city called Longyang, which was also on the bank of the Yuanshui River. The reason why Xu Zhihe did not let Zhou Ben retreat to Longyang was because Longyang was too close to Langzhou, only about sixty miles, Zhou Ben let the Tang army chase after him for a while, and the defeat was a little ruthless, if he retreated to Longyang, the Tang army would inevitably attack immediately, so there was no time to ease the situation, stabilize the position, and reorganize the offensive.

Another point, the terrain of Yiyang is also a lot better, different from Longyang's Pingchuan, the entire southern Yiyang is mountainous and hilly, just like the Wu army can not attack Langzhou, but can only storm the east gate of Langzhou, the Tang army arrived here, and the combat power could not be fully exerted.

In short, Yiyang is a good place to defend and counterattack.

"Now that the Tang army has appeared in Langzhou, Li Congrong's plan is already obvious, that is, to attack from the west, step by step, and fight for Chu land with our army city by city. In this way, Yuezhou has a naval division to take care of, so there is no need for heavy defense, and the troops originally transferred to defend should be pulled to Yiyang as soon as possible to meet the Tang army. "Since the tone of defending in Yiyang is set, Zhou Zong will also be able to coordinate the overall arrangement.

Several people discussed for a long time and determined the layout of the battlefield one by one.

When the plan was completed, several people breathed a sigh of relief, and then as long as the army was in place one after another, the situation in Chu could be stabilized, and the Tang army was menacing, although it had made a good start, but what will be the situation in the war in Chudi, and it is still unknown who will die in the future.

Once the war was established, we had to talk about the issue of side picks.

"Did Bian Ho commit treason to the enemy, or was he seen through by Li Congrong, and then fell into the trap designed by Li Congrong?"

This is an important question that must be clarified.

"With what I know about Bian Ho, he will not be able to surrender to the enemy." Zhou Zong said, "Besides, Zhou Zong's family is in Jinling, if he makes up his mind to join the enemy, won't he care about his family?" ”

"But with Bian Hao's intelligence, it would be even more impossible to say that he was recognized by Li Congrong and that Li Congrong took the opportunity to put him together." Song Qiqiu said with certainty that since Bian Hao would be sent to Luoyang to operate beside Li Congrong, everyone would naturally have confidence in his resourcefulness.

But if neither is possible, then what is the truth?

This is what everyone is puzzled about.

Xu Zhihe thought about it for a long time last night, but he couldn't come up with a reason, and when a few people talked about this issue again, he had no clue in his mind, but there was a bad premonition in his heart, which made him restless, like a cat disturbing his heart.

"Let's make an assumption first." Xu Zhihe put his hand on the small case, and his fingers tapped slowly, "If Bian Ho has not committed treason." In this case, Li Congrong can't see through the true face of Bian Hao, which should be true, but it is also a fact that Bian Ho was calculated, so the question is, who has seen through Bian Hao's true face? ”

When Song Qiqiu, Zhou Zong, and Lin Renzhao heard this, they looked at each other, and they all saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

With this assumption, the question is certainly much simpler, but it is also much more frightening.

Song Qiqiu, Zhou Zong, and Lin Renzhao didn't speak, and Xu Zhihe said by himself: "Is it Li Congjing?" If it was Li Congjing, what would happen? Even if Li Congjing saw through Bian Hao's true face, as long as there was no ironclad evidence, how could Li Congrong believe his words? If Li Congrong doesn't believe in his mastermind, but believes in his prince's opponent, what kind of ironclad evidence does this have? No matter how careless Bian Ho is, it is impossible to leave such evidence to be found by Li Congjing. ”

His brows furrowed slightly, "If it's not Li Congjing, then who is it?" Li Siyuan? Even Li Congjing can't find Bian Hao, the emperor who lives in the deep palace, and he doesn't have a military intelligence department, how can he find him? ”

"Could it be that Li Congjing became suspicious of Bian Hao, and then told Li Siyuan about this suspicion?" Zhou Zong leaned forward slightly and asked.

"It's impossible." Song Qiqiu shook his head, "If Li Siyuan knew that Li Congrong's most important staff member was actually my big Wu Xizuo, how could he not blame Li Congrong, how could he not despise Li Congrong's ability, and how could he still let Li Congrong lead the army to the south?" ”

Lin Renzhao disturbed his head, "This is impossible, that is impossible, what is the truth?" ”

Xu Zhihe took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "There is only one possibility left." ”

Song Qiqiu, Bian Hao, and Lin Renzhao all cast concerned glances.

Xu Zhihe dug out his heart with his own hands, and said slowly: "Li Congjing and Li Congrong, there is no brother to fight at all!" They didn't really kill each other from the beginning, on the contrary, they loved each other very much! ”

Everyone breathed in the cool air.

"Only in this way can Bian Ho be defeated, and he will be defeated so badly!" Xu Zhihe exhaled heavily.

Song Qiqiu's eyes flickered, and he exclaimed: "If this is the case, Li Congrong is marching south, it is not Li Siyuan who is supporting him to balance Li Congjing, if this is not the case, why is it not Li Congjing who is in command to conquer Chudi?" ”

Zhou Zong was surprised: "Li Congjing...... Isn't it quelling the rebellion of the feudal town? ”

Song Qiqiu shook his head decisively, his voice was cold, "We have made a conclusion before, those feudal towns are not enough to be troubled, and they will be pacified in the month of October - compared with the overall situation of the Chudi War, isn't it clear which is more important than the other?!" Whether it is to pacify the feudal towns or to fight for the new policy in Shandong, it is naturally better for Li Congjing to go, but fundamentally from the overall situation, who will go is not the same? An Chongzhi, Feng Dao, Ren Yuan, who can't do it? But Li Congjing is different! Li Congjing stands in the army, is the best at fighting, and is the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, looking at Li Tang's country, no one can replace his weight, he does not lead troops to fight in Chudi, how can it be justified? ! ”

Zhou Zong opened his mouth and was speechless.

Song Qiqiu stood up excitedly and paced back and forth in the hall, he was very important in Xu Zhihe's great cause, and he didn't restrain his posture too much on weekdays, "How important is the battlefield of Chudi!" If the Tang army is defeated in Chu, most of the most elite palace army in the Tang army will be gone, the foreign war will be lost, and Li Tang, who is implementing the new policy and causing domestic unrest, will inevitably have even more internal strife, then Li Tang will face a situation of internal and external troubles! And once my Great Wu has Chu land, the forces will not be the same, and in the coming day, I will be able to confront Li Tang in the north and south! And this kind of confrontation is premised on the fact that Jianghuai is in the hands of my Dawu, that is to say, my Dawu takes the initiative! Besides, Li Tang still has to worry about the Khitan behind him, in time, Li Tang will have to suffer from the enemy on his back! ”

Song Qiqiu looked at everyone in the hall and took a deep breath of cold air, "If this is the case, how close is Li Tang's defeat!" Li Congrong and Li Congjing's brothers competed, it was an opportunity for my big Wu to take advantage of, and now Li Congrong led the troops to Chu, how easy it is for my big Wu to defeat this yellow-mouthed child! The general trend of the world that I just said will come soon! ”

"Yes!" Song Qiqiu's words changed abruptly, "If Li Congrong and Li Congjing have no brother disputes, Li Siyuan doesn't have to limit Li Congjing's power and balance the power structure, then Li Siyuan's father and son are not mediocre people, how can they take this step now, let Li Congrong come to death, and let Li Tang bring himself to defeat?!" ”

As soon as he spoke, several people in the hall were stunned.

Xu Zhihe's face was cold and he didn't say a word.

What if that were the case?

Why didn't Li Congjing come to Chudi?

Where is he going?

What is he going to do?

Xu Zhihe suddenly slapped the small case and got up suddenly.

An official of the Wu State who hurriedly ran to the door, before he could speak, suddenly heard this loud noise, and his feet were so frightened that he almost fell on the threshold.

"What?" Xu Zhihe looked at the official.

"Prime Minister, Jinling Messenger, 100,000 urgent!" When the official had said this, the crowd saw that he was followed by a dusty messenger with an extremely tired face.

Everyone looked at the messenger with a sense of foreboding, and their hearts were pounding.

The messenger stepped into the house in two steps, raised his head and bowed, took off the letterhead on his waist, held it high, and his voice was hoarse and trembling, "Shouzhou urgently, the Tang army is attacking the city, begging for rapid support!" ”

Shouzhou, an important town on the west line of the Huai River.

Xu Zhihe finally understood, everything understood.

Song Qiqiu suddenly changed color, "It turns out that Li Congjing's intention is not in Chudi, but in Jianghuai!" ”

"Prime Minister......" Lin Renzhao saw Xu Zhihe leaning down to help the small case, but the small case was not supported but he was unable to sit down, so he couldn't help but step forward quickly.

"It's okay, I'm fine......" Xu Zhihe covered his chest with one hand and waved the other.

But before he finished speaking, as soon as the hand covering his chest tightened, a stream of blood gushed out of his mouth uncontrollably.